Sunday, November 13, 2022

Abraham to Kill Him

Abraham to kill him
Was distinctly told –
Isaac was an Urchin –
Abraham was old –

Not a hesitation –
Abraham complied –
Flattered by Obeisance
Tyranny demurred –

Isaac – to his children
Lived to tell the tale –
Moral – with a mastiff
Manners may prevail.

by Emily Dickinson

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